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12th Grade
09/28/2011
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degenerate
 Definition
to diminish in quality
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idyllic
 Definition
have the simplicity or charm of a rural area
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engender
 Definition
to produce
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genre
 Definition
kind; sort; literary type
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agrarian
 Definition
related to the land; agricultural
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cognate
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related by birth
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innate
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inborn
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nascent
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coming into existence
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transfigure
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to change outwardly
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fictive
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imaginary
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feign
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to pretend
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fruition
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attainment; realizing a goal
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parturient
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about to bear young
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repertory
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stock of things; theatrical company
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cogent
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convincing
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peregrination
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journey
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exigent
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urgent; pressing
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assay
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to judge; to evaluate; to examine
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intransigent
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inflexible; not compromising
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gregarious
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sociable; outgoing
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incite
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to stir up; to stimulate
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resuscitate
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to revive
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solicitous
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caring; concerned
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aggregate
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a sum; a meass; to bring togather into one mass
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perturb
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to agitate; to disturb
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turbulent
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characterized by disorder
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turbid
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thick; dense; not clear
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egregious
 Definition
extraordinary in some bad way
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness; liveliness
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celerity
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swiftness; speed
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vehement
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strongly emotional; passionate
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pastoral
 Definition
simple; unsophisticated
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inveigh
 Definition
to protest strongly
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surmise
 Definition
to guess; a guess
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repast
 Definition
a meal
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demise
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death or termination
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remit
 Definition
to send a payment; to pardon
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fruitless
 Definition
unproductive
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emblematic
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symbolic
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diabolical
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wicked - like the devil
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hyperbole
 Definition
intentional exaggeration
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bucolic
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charmingly simple
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episodic
 Definition
occurring every now and then
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methodical
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systematic; orderly
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synod
 Definition
a council - especially for church
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rustic
 Definition
relating to the simple; pastoral life
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